Watches
LÖBNER
2023 marks LÖBNER’s launch as a modern German luxury watch brand, exclusively at BUCHERER. The brand is inspired by an extraordinary story of historic world records and rapid timekeeping in motor racing. LÖBNER automatic chronographs with decentralised time display and patented crown protection have been developed according to the highest German quality standards. LÖBNER swissmade movements are fine-tuned in Germany and each LÖBNER watch assembled by hand in Glashütte/Saxony.
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Steelracer
The Steelracer collection takes its inspiration from the celebrated racing cars of the 1920s and 30s. LÖBNER was the privileged timekeeper for a plethora of world records – some of which would be held for decades. The Steelracer series is an homage to both the technological pioneering spirit of the time and to the men and women who, in the early stages of motorsport, were determined to push the boundaries of what was possible. In contrast to classic chronographs and thanks to the LÖBNER-developed complication, LÖBNER timepieces show the time on a decentralised display with a small-seconds subdial. The central chronograph second hand allows speeds of between 60 and 600 kilometres per hour to be measured on the engraved tachymeter bezel. The winding crown of the watches – with water resistance of up to 10 bar – is located underneath a patented “Sledge” crown guard. This slider prevents the time from being adjusted accidentally and protects the crown from mechanical strain.
Ref.: L62231
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Steelracer Rocketman Edition 50
For the highly limited Steelracer Rocketman Edition 50, LÖBNER took its inspiration from the world’s first rocket car programme – initiated in the 1920s by automotive pioneer Fritz von Opel. With his world record in the RAK2 rocket car in 1928, Fritz von Opel ushered in the rocket era. In the same year, the RAK3 rocket rail vehicle reached a record speed of 256 kilometres per hour. Keeping the time was the company LÖBNER. The Steelracer Rocketman Edition 50 from LÖBNER is a celebration of this world record, with black automatic chronographs, PVD-coated stainless-steel case and rubber strap. A gold-coloured hallmark on the bezel at the level of the patented “Sledge” slider also acts as a reminder of Fritz von Opel’s fastest record. As with all the watches in the Steelracer collection, the Rocketman Edition 50 also boasts a decentralised time display with small-seconds subdial, made possible thanks to the LÖBNER-developed complication. Blued hands contrast with the gold-coloured inlay on the tachymeter bezel.
Ref.: L62233
Löbner Heritage
Founded in 1862 in Berlin by Franz Ludwig Löbner, the company developed pioneering mobile timekeeping innovations. LÖBNER was able to stop time to an accuracy of 1/100th and 1/1,000th of a second as early as the late 19th century. With its time recording equipment, stopwatches and clocks, LÖBNER was a key presence at the most important racetracks throughout Europe and timekeeper at several Olympic Games in the early 20th century. Numerous competitions and motorsport world records were determined with the help of LÖBNER stopwatches and time recording instruments.
LÖBNER watches are an homage to visionaries, passionate inventors and daring risk-takers. They are made for those who believe in freedom and progress and who work responsibly towards securing a better future.
Matthias Düwel, Founder LÖBNER